Maynooth (Maigh Nuad in Irish)'s a university town located in north County Kildare, Ireland. It's located on the R148 road between Leixlip and Kilcock, with the M4 motorway bypassing the town. Other roads connect the town to Celbridge, Clane, and Dunboyne. The ancient name of Maynooth means the plain of Nuada. Nuada's referred to as the maternal grandfather of the legendary Fionn mac Cumhail in the Annals of the Four Masters. It's currently within the Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin. The popula… (More on Maynooth)